The incredible untold story of the first TSOM gig overseas

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New exclusive on my TSOM blog.
If you thought that the first Sisters gig outside the UK was the Mallemunt Festival in Brussels, you should read this : http://sistersfan.blogspot.co.uk/2016/0 ... first.html
Thanks to LG for sharing his discoveries ! :notworthy:
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Top job & what a nice bloke Amedeo was to write his recollections.
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Wowsa, so cool! Never ever heard about this Italian date in summer 83... and now so well documented and all. Great work, sir :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Awesome, excellent job you people :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Awesome work and research :notworthy: :notworthy:
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Great news thanks to decade-long and deeply committed research ... :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: ...

Kudos, Nikolas Vitus Lagartija and of course, Kudos to taylor as well ... :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: ...

* so, that's another new gig in the SistersWiki Gigography ... ;D ;D ;D ...
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Someone'll have to track down a bootleg now.
Any more of that and we'll be round your front door with the quick-setting whitewash and the shaved monkey.
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stufarq wrote:Someone'll have to track down a bootleg now.
I did ask, and the ever helpful Amedeo did kindly contact a few old friends to see if anyone had any photos, audio, video etc but sadly nothing. I'm sure something will turn up one day though.
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Usually local newspapers archives tend to be treasure chests in such cases, at least for photos.
'Are we the Baddies?'...
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"Don't forget that most of the judges in witches trials had harvard degrees."
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iesus wrote:Usually local newspapers archives tend to be treasure chests in such cases, at least for photos.
Agreed, but according to Amedeo "local papers didn't even know what the hell was going on".
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Corriere Adriatico
Published in Ancona, on the Adriatic sea, this newspaper made its debut in 1860 under the name Corriere delle Marche to promulgate government decrees by the newly unified Italy. Today it is one of the most popular newspapers in the area.

They are around Ancona since 1860, maybe they have something
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This is awesome work, as usual! :notworthy:
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Wow, Ancona of all places... The Sisters in Rimini, THAT would've been even cooler.
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A great read! Thanks Nikolas
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Excellent story, thanx!
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agreed - these are great stories - looking forward to the next one!

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Really great story!

Thanks NVL and Taylor :notworthy:
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